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North Korea launched another ballistic missile

Amanda Macias   

North Korea launched another ballistic missile
Defense1 min read

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a flight drill of fighter pilots from the Korean People's Army's (KPA) Air and Anti-Air Force, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on February 21, 2016.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - At approximately 10:33 p.m. local time, US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected a failed North Korean missile launch near the northwestern city of Kusŏng.

According to USSTRATCOM, the missile is presumed to be a Musadan intermediate-range ballistic missile.

"The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) determined the missile launch from North Korea did not pose a threat to North America," the USSTRATCOM statement said.

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